AHMEDABAD: For the first time, tickets to the coming Sabarmati Riverfront flower show will be available only online. Visitors will be required to book tickets in advance for specific days and time slots.
The flower show will be held between January 8 and January23 . “There will be no ticket vending window on site,” said a senior AMC official.
Owing to the pandemic, Sabaramati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has been restricted to 400 tickets per hour. “The moment 400 tickets are booked for that hour, bookings will stop. Visitors can book in advance,” said the senior AMC official.
Last year, the flower show got eight lakh visitors. The official added, “This year because of online booking, we expect between 50,000 and 1.2 lakh visitors, just about 10% of the usual crowd.” The official said that they will have volunteers positioned across the 60,000 square metre venue to usher people out within an hour. The online booking is likely to open from January 5.
When it comes to the kite festival at the Riverfront, SRFDCL also plans to introduce stricter access control, which means fewer visitors will be allowed at the event. SRFDCL officials claim they expect just 25% of the usual number of visitors at the kite festival.
